as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
that plant's territory extends from Georgia all the way north to Maine
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Recent Examples of territory
The election is the latest provocation in a long-running territory dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
China claims the island and most of the South China Sea as part of its territory, and has in recent years stepped up patrols to assert control over the waters.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The four-day military clash between India and Pakistan was the most expansive fighting in half a century between the two nuclear-armed countries, with the skies lighting up night after night along the vast boundary dividing them and deep inside their territories.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Here’s a truly global company adapting its marketing strategy to suit different audiences in different territories with different tastes.
—Tim Wragg, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
China claims the island and most of the South China Sea as part of its territory, and has in recent years stepped up patrols to assert control over the waters.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The four-day military clash between India and Pakistan was the most expansive fighting in half a century between the two nuclear-armed countries, with the skies lighting up night after night along the vast boundary dividing them and deep inside their territories.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Here’s a truly global company adapting its marketing strategy to suit different audiences in different territories with different tastes.
—Tim Wragg, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for territory
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Hunting, overfishing, habitat destruction, human encroachment, and invasive species introductions are the major drivers of the losses incurred thus far.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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In subsequent decades, the persistence of overfishing, habitat loss and poor water quality threatened to eliminate the species entirely.—
Benjamin Cassidy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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And that’s a better home for what the program provides.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Premieres June 29 at 9/8c on National Geographic Ryan gives his unique take on the animals who use gross-out tactics to achieve their goals, from defending their home to finding a mate, and win at the game of life.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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“Territory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/territory. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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